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Top 10 Schools for Environmental and Energy Law
In 2014, Law Street Media released its first set of law school rankings, in response to the changing legal education industry. Law Street Specialty Rankings are a detailed resource for prospective law students as they consider the many law schools across the country. You'll notice some differences this year, as we return to the categories we first ranked in 2014. This year, we've changed the way we do our methodology slightly, to reflect feedback from our readers and the law school community. We've also redesigned our look, to make it easier to navigate and compare various schools. But as always, Law Street Specialty Rankings are built to blend the quantitative and qualitative in a way that accurately highlights the top law schools based on specialty programs.
This year's law school specialty rankings were compiled by Anneliese Mahoney, Alexis Evans, Celia Heudebourg, Gabe Fernandez, James Levinson, Josh Schmidt, and Marcus Dieterle.
Jobs: 18/20
Students studying at Stanford Law have great job prospects after graduation. Furthermore, Stanford hosts an environmental law clinic, where students can get hands-on experience.
Classes: 19/25
Stanford’s environmental law program offers a number of courses that are cross-disciplinary in nature, allowing students to take courses that are taught in different schools or departments. Unique classes offered at the school include “Climate Law and Policy” and policy practicums on energy storage.
Networking: 12/15
Stanford hosts several environmental law events, including discussions with law professors about current and future environmental regulations.
Extracurriculars: 15/15
Stanford Law School offers a variety of extracurriculars that could appeal to students interested in environmental and energy law. Stanford’s Law School Energy Club discusses topics related to the energy sector. It also offers both a journal and a society to bring students interested in the environment together in an open forum.
Location: 10/15
Stanford Law School’s location offers solid opportunities for students to gain experience working in environmental law, earning it 10 points in this category.
Other Rankings: 10/10
Stanford University’s Law School received a perfect score in the Other Rankings category based on how other sites also viewed its environmental law program.
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